Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
I would everyone's opinion:
I have been premenopausal/menopausal/post-menopausal for 9 years total. The average menopause lasts 10-12 or 15 years, which means I should be close to the end.
My conflict is that I don't want to start HRT because while it will ease the severe symptoms I have, at some point I would want to wean myself off hormones...which means Menopause starts all over again.
The only reason I'm considering HRT at this stage is that my symptoms are so severely debilitating that I really don't know if I can stand going through this another year..or two..or three or more.
Feel free to read my Journal to get some idea of what I experience.
I really NEED to get my life back NOW but I don't want, and as I said, to start the whole menopause cycle from square one again.
Oh, and I have cancer genes on both sides of my family; another deterrent to starting HRT.
Thanks for your input.
I have been premenopausal/menopausal/post-menopausal for 9 years total. The average menopause lasts 10-12 or 15 years, which means I should be close to the end.
My conflict is that I don't want to start HRT because while it will ease the severe symptoms I have, at some point I would want to wean myself off hormones...which means Menopause starts all over again.
The only reason I'm considering HRT at this stage is that my symptoms are so severely debilitating that I really don't know if I can stand going through this another year..or two..or three or more.
Feel free to read my Journal to get some idea of what I experience.
I really NEED to get my life back NOW but I don't want, and as I said, to start the whole menopause cycle from square one again.
Oh, and I have cancer genes on both sides of my family; another deterrent to starting HRT.
Thanks for your input.
I take it but I hate it. And I have a brain tumor and Graves' Disease.
I also have a family history of ovarian, thyroid cancers.
You have to decide if you want more quality of life than you do or you just want to wait it out. I wouldn't go and jump on the bandwagon about HRT. I really don't believe in it but I had no choice and to be honest, I'm still not well.
I think when we have other illnesses in the mix, HRT doesn't help all that much. But that's just my opinion.
I'm still back and forth on the decision. As you said, quality of life is the question, but at what cost?
Again, I send to you a big hug and a lot of good energy.
And I can't lose any more of my life.
Thanks again, saltycandy, and wishing you happiness and lotsa goodness in your life.